Device for handling paper-rolls.



PATENTED PEB. 7, 1905.

APPLIUATION-PILBD JUNE 8.1903.

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Attorneys No. 781,690. PATENTED FEB. 7, 190.5.l W. P. STICKNBY.

DEVICE POR HANDLING PAPER ROLLS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8.1903.

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Attorneys Patented February '7, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT @ENCE \VILLIAI\I P. STICKUEY, OF BERLIN, NE\V HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- H ALE TO CLARENCE BARTLEIT, OE BERLIN, NEN' HAMPSHIRE.

DEVICE FOR HANDLING PAPER-ROLLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,690, dated February '7, 1905.

Application filed June 8,1903. Serial No. 160,670.

Be it known that I, VILLIAM P. S'rroitxuv, residing' at Berlin, in the county of Coos, in the State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Handling Paper-Rolls; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a device for handling heavy paper-rolls and other heavy articles of similar' form, and it is intended especially for use in wholesale houses, warerooms.r &c.

The invention is intended especially to facilitate the moving about of the heavy rolls and placing' them on end wherever desired.

In its general construction the invention comprises a movable truck which is provided with a cradle adapted to receive the roll, together with mechanism for raising the said cradle at one end in such a manner as to set a roll carried in the cradle onend. Special arrangements are made for `facilitating' the operation and for locking the truck against movement.

The device is constructed in a special manner which enables it to fold up into comparatively small space when not in use. i

'lhe invention consists in the construction and combination of parts, to be more fully described hereinafter and delnitely set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, which fully illustrate my invention` Figure 1 is a perspective of the same. Eig. 2 is a side elevation showing the device in its folded position. Fig. 3 is a vertical section upon an enlarged scale, taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig'. 2. Fig. 4f is a vertical section taken substantially on the line It ofFig'. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation taken Eig.4 8 is a bottom Flg. 91s a perspective i i I I i i i v representing' the upper extremity of a trolley-bar which is instrumental in the operation of setting the roll on end.

Throughout the drawings and specilication the same numerals of reference designate like parts.

Referring more particularly to the parts, l represents the truck,which, as indicated in the drawings, consists of two oppositely-disposed side members or bolsters 2,which are connected by a tie-beam 3, as shown, the said tie-beam making' a mortised joint with the members '2 in such a manner that the members 2 have extensions s and 5 projecting therebeyond. Upon the upper sides of the members '2 aforesaid at oppositely-disposed points there are provided brackets (i, having side l'ianges, between which knees or knuckles T areI pivoted, respectively, at 8, as shown. As indicated, these knuckles consist of oppositely-disposed sides or cheeks 9,which receive between them certain membersY It), which members I0 are connected to form a mast .Il by means of tierods I2 and I3. As shown, these members 10 are disposed substantially vertically above the truck, and their upper extremities converge and are united near their uppermost points by a stud 14.

'lhe knuckles T aforesaid comprise soleplates l5, which are integral with the cheeks and which resi' upon the upper sides ol' the side members. Near their outer extremities these sole-plates are provided with openings 115,as indicated in Fig. )tl11'oug'h which openings pass bolts 1T, mounted iu the aforesaid extensions I, the said bolts being provided with wing-nuts 18, as indicated. ltshould be understood that these wing-nuts alford means for maintaining' the mast 11 in a substantially erect position, as shown in Fig. 1.

Near the extremities of the ties or bars` I2 aforesaid there are pivoted oppositely-disposed ears or links I9, to which ears are pivotally attached the side members L0 of the boom 2l. This boom is adapted to be held in the position in which it is shown in Fig. l by means of the `jointed struts 22,which struts are provided with hinges Q3 `for a purpose which will appear hereinafter. The upper extremities of the said struts 22 are pivotally mounted upon the extremity of a cross member 24, and it will be observed that the joints of the struts are bent 1n such a manner as to enable the joint to sustain the weight of boom,

as will be readilyunderstood, the pivot-points at the extremities of the struts not being in alinement with the pivot of the hinges 23.

The extensions 4 5 aforesaid support between them rotatably an arbor 25, upon which arbor at substantially its middle point there is mounted a trolley-bar 26, and the outer extremity of this bar comprises a vertical extension 30, which terminates in a plate 27, which plate is provided with openings 28, adapted to receive bolts 29, as indicated in Fig. 1, the said bolts passing' substantially vertically through the extremities of the members 2O and the said plate being disposed transverselyand resting upon the upper sides of the said members 20. Below the plate 27 and near the extension 30 the trolley-bar 26 is bifurcated, as indicated at 31, at which part it is provided with openings 32, which afford means for mounting a pulley or sheave 33, which Lsheave is for a purpose which will appear hereinafter. rlhe purpose of this trolleybar v26 will appear more fully hereinafter.

Between the side members 2 aforesaid there is placed a cradle 34, which cradle comprises side members 35, which are pivotally supported at their outer extremities upon stubf shafts 36, which pass through the outer extremities of the side members 2, as shown.' The side members 35 are connected by a shallow dished plate or bottom 37, the said members being provided with beveled faces 38 upon their upper sides to facilitate the attachment of the same by means of screws 39 or similardevices, it being understood that these side members 35 are preferably of wood, which is the material which is used principally in constructing' the device. rlhe bottom 37 is preferably of sheet-steel or similar material. At the extremity of the cradle the side members 35 are connected by a yoke 40 to give additional stiffness to the construction. Upon their under sides and toward the extremities adjacent to the mast 11 the said side members 35 of the cradle are provided with longitudinally-disposed guideways 41 which guideways receive extension-bars 42, the same being retained in place by suitable plates 43, attached to the lower sides of the members 35, as shown. To the outer extremities of these extensionbars 42 heads 44 are attached, which have eyes 45, adapted to receive the ends of a sling or cord 46. To this sling' 46 there is attached the extremity of a cable or cord 47, which cord is for the purpose of raising or lowering the cradle, it being understood that the cradle normally occupies a depressed'position between the side members 2. For the purpose pawl 52.

and is rotatably mounted in bearings or brackets 49, carried by the members 10, in the manner shown. The said axle 48 is provided with oppositely-disposed cranks 5() for the purpose of rotating same and carries also rigidly'a ratchet-wheel 51, with which cooperates a Upon this axle 48 one extremity of the aforesaid cable 47 is wound, as shown, the said cable in going to the axle passing about a sheave or pulley 53, carried by the adjacent Stud 14. i

Upon the aforesaid trolley-bar 26 there is mounted a trolley or bracket 54, which includes a trolley-wheel 55, which runs upon the upper side of the trolley-bar 26, as shown.

This trolley-bar, it will beobserved, is formed 'upon a curve in a vertical plane, the convex side of the said curve being uppermost. At

substantially its middle point this trolley-bar is formed with a hinged joint by means of a transversely-disposed pin 56, this construction being adopted for a purpose which will appear hereinafter. It will be observed that the cord 47 aforesaid passes between the ears of the trolley-bracket 54, and it should be stated that the portion of this bracket upon which the cord 47 rests is preferably curved, as shown at 58.

It should be understood that the cradle 34 is normally in a depressed position, lying substantially horizontally between the side members 2 of the truck.v When in this depressed position, the paper-roll 59 `is placed in the cradle, the operation of placing the roll in this manner being facilitated by skids 60, which, as shown, consist of wedge-shaped pieces, adapted to be removably attached to one of the side members 2. These skids are preferably formed with vertical recesses 61 at their extremities, adjacent to the truck, as shown in Fig. 1, in which recesses there are provided pintles 62, which are received by staples 63, projecting outwardly from the outer side of the side member, as shown. l/Vhen the roll'59 has been placed upon the cradle, the cranks 50 may be operated so as to elevate one end of the cradle, and as this operation takes place the trolley-bracket 54 moves upwardly along .the trolley-bar, as indicated. This operation will be continued till the'roll 59 is finally set upon its end.

The truck 1 is mounted upon wheels 64 and 65,' the former of which are carried upon the Vaforesaid stub-shafts 36, where they project beyond the side members 2 of the truck,

asindicated in Fig. 1. yThere are two of these wheels 64r disposed,` respectively, opposite each other, as willv be readily understood. These wheels are provided with integral hubs 64, which constitute ratchet-wheels with which the pawls 66 coperate, respectively, in such a manner as to lock the wheels against rotation, as will be readily under- Y stood. The wheels 65 are carried upon an axle 67, which is disposed transversely of the truck,

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as shown. This axleis mounted eecentrically in cylindrical sleeves 68, which sleeves are held in curved recesses 69 by means of springs T in the manner shown most clearly in Fig. These recesses 69 are substantially semicircular in form, as indicated, and are lined with a strap or liner 71, and these straps have shanks or bodies T2, which are attached tothe under sides of the extensions I by means of fastening devices 73. The springs 'T0 are prefe rably of substantially the form shown in Fig.

5 and have upwardly-curved tips 74, as indicated, which pass around under the axle 6T in the manner indicated. From this arrangement it should appear that the axle 67 could be quickly removed, together with the sleeves 68. Adjacentto one of the side members Qthe said axle 6T carries rigidly a lever 75, which lever carries locking mechanism T6, which coperates with a quadrant TT. From this arrangement it should be understood that by shifting the lever 'T5 through substantially ninety degrees the sleeves 68 could be rotated in such a manner as to raise or lower the wheels lYhen in their lowest position, the lower edges of these wheels lie below the under faces of the side members 2; but when in their elevated position they lie above the same, so that this portion of the truck may be lowered to rest upon the floor.

The construction described admits of the entire device being folded up into a position such as that indicated in Fig. 2. In order to fold the device up in this manner, the thumbnuts 1S aforesaid would be removed from their bolts, so as to permit the mast 11 to be moved forwardly, the same rotating' upon the pivots S, The hinged joint 23 is then moved toward the links 19 in order to permit the boom 2O to be sw ung downwardly. The hinged joint 56 is broken upwardly in the same manner as the hinge 23, so that the trolley-bar 26 offers no obstacle to the folding of the parts, which stew themselves in the manner shown in Fig. 2, the beam being received in the cradle.

In the operation of the device the roll 59 will be loaded upon the cradle by means of the skids 60 in the manner already described. Previous to loading the roll upon the cradle in this manner the wheels 64 may be locked, if desired, by means of the pawls 66, and the end of the truck adjacent to the mast may be lowered upon the floor by means of the lever T5. Aftertbe roll had been loaded the wheels 6J; and 65 would be returned to tbeir normal operative positions, whereupon the truck would be wheeled to any desired point to unload the roll 59, at which point the cranks 50 would be operated to elevate the cradle, as indicated in Fig. l, in such a manner as to set the roll on end. It should be stated that as the operation of elevating the roll progresses the extension-bars 4Q draw out or move inwardly, so as to accommodate themselves to the position of the cradle with reference to the trolley-bar Q6.

lVhile I have shown in tbe accompanying drawings the preferred form of my invention, it will be understood that l do not limit myself to the precise form shown, for many of the details may be changed in form or position without affecting the operativeness or utility of my invention, and I therefore reserve the right to make all such modifications as are included within the scope of the following claims or of mechanical equivalents to the structures set forth.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Ina device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, disposed centrally and longitudinally of the truck adapting the same to be compactly folded together, one e.'- tremity whereof is supported upon said truck, a boom projectinglongitudinally of said truck above said cradle, a hoistingl apparatus in connection with said boom for raising the free end of said cradle. y

2. Ina device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is pivotally mounted upon said truck, a mast, a boom carried thereby and projecting from said mast substantially in the direction of the pivot-point of said cradle, and hoisting apparatus in connection with said boom adapted to raise tbe free end of said cradle.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a mast carried thereby, a cradle, one extremity whereof is pivoted to said truck, a boom projecting from said mast and lying' substantially above said cradle, a member extending substantially from the extremity of said boom to a point adjacent to said mast, and hoisting-tackle in connection with said member, and said boom, for raising the free end of said cradle.

i. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is pivotally mounted upon said truck, a mast carried by said truck, a boom carried by said mast, and projecting substantially above said cradle, hoisting-tackle adapted to raise the Afree extremity of said cradle, a member attached to said boom and extending toward said mast, and a movable member carried thereby in connection with said tackle.

5. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is pivoted to said truck, a mast carried by said truck, a boom carried by said mast, an inclined member attached to said boom at the extremity thereof and having an extremity attached to said truck, a trolley adapted to run upon said inclined member, and hoisting-tackle in connection with said trolley and adapted to raise the free end of said cradle.

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6. In a'device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is attached to said truck, a mast pivotally' mounted upon said truck, adjacent to the free end of said cradle, hoisting-tackle adapted to raise said cradle, and removable means for locking said mast in a substantially erect position.

7. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a mast pivotally mounted thereupon, removable means for securing said mast in a substantially erect position, a boom pivotally connected with said mast and adapted to fold thereupon, and a jointed member connecting the extremity of said boom with said truck, said jointed member being adapted to fold upon the joint thereof and hoistingtackle carried by said boom.

8. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle carried thereby, a mast carried by said truck and adapted to fold thereupon, a boom carried by said mast and adapted to fold upon said mast, and hoistingtackle adapted to raise one end of said cradle.

9. In a device ofthe class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremityV whereof is pivotally mounted upon said truck, a mast mounted upon said truck adjacent to the free end of said cradle, said mast being` adapted to fold upon said truck, a boom carried by said mast and adapted to fold upon said mast, a member having a joint and attaching to the extremity of said boom, means for supporting said member at another point, said member being adapted to fold upon said joint, and hoisting-tackle in connection with said boom, and adapted to raise the free end of said cradle. l

10. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is pivotally mounted upon said truck, a mast supported upon said truck adjacent te the free extremity of said cradle, said mast being adapted to fold upon said truck, a boom carried by said mast and adapted to fold thereupon, and hoisting-tackle adapted to raise the free end of said cradle.

11. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is attached to said truck, hoisting apparatus carried by said truck, and adapted to raise the free end of said cradle, and an extensible member in connection with said cradle, and said extensible member being adapted to extend itself substantially radially from the point of attachment of said cradle.

l2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a mast pivoted thereto, removable means for securing said mast to said truck at a point removed from the pivot-point thereof, an ear pivotally carried by said mast,

a boom pivotally carried by said ear, a member having a hinged joint and having one extremity attached substantially at the extremity of said boom, means for pivotally supporting the other extremity of said member upon said truck, and hoisting-tackle in connection with said boom, said boom being adapted to be folded to recline upon said truck.

13. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is pivotally attached to said truck, removable sliids, means for attaching the skids at the side of said truck, a boom supported by said truck, and hoisting-tackle in connection with said boom adapted `to raise the free end of said cradle.

14. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, wheels upon which said truck is mounted, a cradle, one extremity whereof is pivotally mounted upon said truck, means for raising the free end of said cradle, and means for throwing said wheels into inoperative relation.

15. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is pivotally mounted upon said truck, means for raising the free end of said cradle, wheels adapted to support said truck, eccentric sleeves upon which said wheels are mounted, and a lever adapted to rotate said sleeves to depress said truck to the iioor.

16. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck comprising a pair of oppositely-dispo'sed side members, said side members having recesses, sleeves rotatably mounted in said recesses, an axle carried eccentrically by said sleeves, wheels carried by said axle, and a lever adapted to rotate said sleeves.

17. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck comprising a pair of oppositely-disposed side members, said side members having recesses, sleeves rotatably mounted in said recesses, an axle eccentrically carried by said sleeves, springs constraining said axle to maintain said sleeves in said recesses, and a lever adapted to rotate said sleeves.

18. In a device of the class described, in combination, a truck, a cradle, one extremity whereof is attached to said truck, said cradle comprising oppositely-disposed members, extension-bars guided in said members, and hoisting-tackle supported` upon said truck, and comprising a cord attached to said extension members.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM P. STICKNEY.

I/Vitnesses:

EDMUND SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J. RYAN. 

